Retention champions in Illinois in 2024, ranked by loan count. Powered by ChatMMI — the only fully conversational AI experience for mortgage and real estate data.
As of August 27, 2026, the top 3 include Ashok Lakshmanan (Professional Mortgage Solutions Inc, NMLS #238977), Thomas Lavallee (Guaranteed Rate, Inc., NMLS #132849), and Anil Loomba (Home Mortgage Solutions, Inc, NMLS #222807).
Updated · Recorded mortgage transactions typically appear in this dataset approximately 22 days after the recording date.
| Rank | Loan officer | LO NMLS | Current Lender / Broker | Lender NMLS | Location | Retained Volume | Retained Loans | Retention Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ashok Lakshmanan | 238977 | Professional Mortgage Solutions Inc | 237990 | Naperville, IL | $20.1M | 48 | 61.5% |
| #2 | Thomas Lavallee | 132849 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Chicago, IL | $16.4M | 41 | 82.0% |
| #3 | Anil Loomba | 222807 | Home Mortgage Solutions, Inc | 203169 | Leander, TX | $14.5M | 35 | 63.6% |
| #4 | KYLE ERNST | 219642 | Stonehaven Mortgage Incorporated | 901574 | Elmhurst, IL | $16.7M | 33 | 63.5% |
| #5 | George Kamberos | 958111 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Chicago, IL | $12.6M | 32 | 86.5% |
| #5 | Andrew Tisler | 927078 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 399798 | Chicago, IL | $19.4M | 32 | 86.5% |
| #7 | Renato Ricchio | 283808 | Mortgage/Max Corporation | 283361 | Westchester, IL | $10.3M | 29 | 72.5% |
| #7 | Kyle Gillespie | 223778 | OriginPoint LLC | 2185899 | Chicago, IL | $14.2M | 29 | 67.4% |
| #9 | Vitaly Soyfer | 6723 | Solutions Financial Mortgage Company | 267469 | Glenview, IL | $13.0M | 28 | 77.8% |
| #9 | David Brozovich | 665420 | Grundy Bank | 433981 | Morris, IL | $4.1M | 28 | 84.8% |
| #11 | Timothy Brigham | 270935 | Union Home Mortgage Corp. | 2229 | Schaumburg, IL | $11.2M | 27 | 69.2% |
| #12 | Joseph LaGiglia | 703971 | NATIONS LENDING CORPORATION | 32416 | Aurora, IL | $6.9M | 25 | 54.3% |
| #13 | JAKE CHUNG | 230706 | J & C Financial Inc | 245835 | Mount Prospect, IL | $9.8M | 24 | 70.6% |
| #14 | CHARLES MATHISON | 201552 | Great Lakes Home Mortgage, Inc. | 177330 | Libertyville, IL | $6.9M | 23 | 92.0% |
| #14 | Rhonda Graves | 1741016 | Rock Valley Credit Union | 597779 | Machesney Park, IL | $1.6M | 23 | 79.3% |
| #16 | Jeffrey Entratter | 195856 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Northbrook, IL | $13.0M | 21 | 84.0% |
| #16 | Andrew Fridman | 226033 | One Republic, Inc. | 258913 | Arlington Heights, IL | $8.3M | 21 | 95.5% |
| #18 | Connie Tovar | 226742 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Mokena, IL | $6.5M | 20 | 41.7% |
| #18 | Helmut Benavides | 976773 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Oak Brook, IL | $5.7M | 20 | 29.4% |
| #20 | STACY JONES | 565711 | GreenState Credit Union | 401238 | Rockford, IL | $3.3M | 19 | 47.5% |
| #21 | Jeffrey Younglove | 233170 | The Preferred Group Mortgage and Consulting Services, Inc. | 279644 | Bartlett, IL | $6.3M | 18 | 62.1% |
| #21 | Joseph McQuillen | 225480 | New American Funding, LLC | 6606 | Northbrook, IL | $9.0M | 18 | 78.3% |
| #21 | Anthony Lupescu | 224410 | Fifth Third Bank, National Association | 403245 | Virtual, TN | $18.5M | 18 | 64.3% |
| #21 | Bridget Sczepanik | 230690 | Illinois State Credit Union | 571095 | Normal, IL | $3.3M | 18 | 69.2% |
| #21 | Benjamin Cohen | 217528 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Chicago, IL | $13.6M | 18 | 36.7% |
| #21 | Natalie Acevedo | 232240 | Solutions Financial Mortgage Company | 267469 | Glenview, IL | $6.0M | 18 | 72.0% |
| #27 | Kenneth Chandler | 224322 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Smithton, IL | $5.3M | 17 | 50.0% |
| #27 | Janet Joslin | 447048 | Morton Community Bank | 422122 | Springfield, IL | $2.0M | 17 | 68.0% |
| #27 | Christopher Diamond | 771882 | DIAMOND RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION | 186805 | Las Vegas, NV | $4.6M | 17 | 60.7% |
| #27 | zhu chen | 222169 | HOMELAND MORTGAGE COMPANY | 253722 | Westmont, IL | $6.5M | 17 | 85.0% |
| #27 | Aaron Gosser | 1289655 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2289 | Chicago, IL | $10.1M | 17 | 77.3% |
| #27 | Christopher Luebbers | 1830907 | Delmar Financial Company | 30998 | O Fallon, IL | $4.4M | 17 | 42.5% |
| #33 | Daniel Gore | 223780 | T2 Financial LLC | 1686046 | Deerfield, IL | $8.5M | 16 | 69.6% |
| #33 | Lori Hines | 409929 | Flat Branch Mortgage, Inc. | 224149 | Peoria, IL | $2.9M | 16 | 51.6% |
| #33 | Christina Razzi | 162739 | U.S. Bank National Association | 402761 | Chicago, IL | $10.4M | 16 | 69.6% |
| #33 | Spencer Brown | 139581 | Compass Mortgage, Inc. | 21808 | Franklin, TN | $5.7M | 16 | 61.5% |
| #33 | Ryan Carrigan | 238717 | Shamrock Home Mortgage Inc. | 1680873 | Aurora, IL | $7.9M | 16 | 66.7% |
| #33 | Ryan Musgjerd | 1222681 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 2611 | Chicago, IL | $10.6M | 16 | 64.0% |
| #33 | Steven Dykeman | 196451 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Chicago, IL | $7.5M | 16 | 55.2% |
| #33 | Roland Gomez | 133724 | CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC | 3029 | Orland Park, IL | $3.7M | 16 | 39.0% |
| #33 | Katie Ottwell | 891231 | Carrollton Bank | 719258 | Alton, IL | $4.4M | 16 | 59.3% |
| #33 | Jamie Jesman | 1494322 | Earthmover Credit Union | 753847 | Oswego, IL | $941K | 16 | 64.0% |
| #43 | Ira Schwartz | 1394671 | Fifth Third Bank, National Association | 403245 | Vernon Hills, IL | $13.7M | 15 | 78.9% |
| #43 | Whitney Valdivia | 1789641 | Grundy Bank | 433981 | Morris, IL | $3.7M | 15 | 62.5% |
| #43 | Scott Marshall | 226264 | A & N Mortgage Services, Inc. | 19291 | Chicago, IL | $5.5M | 15 | 68.2% |
| #43 | Sergio Giangrande | 225247 | American Pacific Mortgage Corporation | 1850 | Oakbrook Terrace, IL | $5.5M | 15 | 55.6% |
| #43 | Jai Shah | 229125 | Prism Lending, Inc. | 1587080 | Schaumburg, IL | $5.9M | 15 | 75.0% |
| #43 | Nathan Durst | 480568 | Home Mortgage Specialists, Inc. | 695728 | Peoria, IL | $3.5M | 15 | 68.2% |
| #49 | Michael Del Preto | 230942 | A & N Mortgage Services, Inc. | 19291 | Chicago, IL | $8.2M | 14 | 56.0% |
| #49 | Manish Shah | 1994538 | ENSURE HOME LOANS LLC | 1666674 | Grand Prairie, TX | $4.7M | 14 | 70.0% |
These rankings are powered by MMI's nationwide residential mortgage public record dataset. MMI collects mortgage transaction data from recording jurisdictions across the United States, with an average data latency of approximately 22 days from the recording date.
Transactions are matched to NMLS identifiers for loan officers, lenders, and brokers where applicable. MMI then deduplicates, normalizes, and validates this data to create an authoritative mortgage production dataset that powers MMI's analytics, recruiting, marketing, and intelligence products.
Rankings reflect recorded mortgage transactions available to MMI at the time of the last data refresh. Recent activity may continue to update as additional transactions are recorded and processed.
TopMortgageOriginators.com. Retention Champions by Loan Count — Illinois (2024). Powered by MMI public record mortgage production data, accessed August 27, 2026. https://topmortgageoriginators.com/lo-leaderboard/illinois/top-retention-by-units/2024
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